Core Courses:

POLS 1501 (Introduction to International Relations) or UNHP 1102* (Challenge of Globalization:
Social Sciences)

POLS 4508 - Theories of International Relations

HIST 4260 - The World Since 1945

INTL 4601 - Senior Seminar

One from each of the three groups:

International Political Processes

ANTH 4414 - Cultural and Transnational Processes

POLS 3505 - International Organization

POLS 3509 - Contemporary Problems in International Relations

POLS 4317 - Transitions to Democracy

POLS 4504 - International Law

International Economic Processes

ECON 3580 - International Economic Development

ECON 4340 - Comparative Economic Systems

ESCI 3430 - Economic Geography

POLS 4510 - Politics of the Global Economy

International Development Processes

ESCI 4201 - Urbanization and the Environment

SOCI 2100 - Sociology of Development

SOCI 3940 - Social Change

SOCI 4641 - Sociology of the Environment

Foreign Language (6 hours)

To insure a good degree of competency in a foreign language, IS majors are also required
to take two upper-level courses in a modern foreign language. A majority of IS majors
graduate with at least a minor in their language of choice (which requires only one
additional course beyond the requirements of the major). These courses can either
be taken on-campus or completed during a study abroad.

Concentration (9 hours)

Students also take additional courses that deal with a broad variety of international
issues, cultures, and processes. Both available concentrations, Global Processes and
Area Studies, provide students with a great deal of flexibility to pursue their own
areas of interest.